Gabon: Ousted President Bongo Regains Freedom
- Kazeem Badmus
The leader of the coup that toppled the former president of Gabon, Ali Bongo in a putsch, said the ousted president is free to leave the country and travel abroad.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that Bongo who was in power for 14 years was ousted on August 30 and placed under house arrest.
In a statement read on Gabon state television, General Brice Oligui Nguema, said, “He has freedom of movement and can travel abroad if he wishes”.
The medium gathered that Bongo suffered a serious stroke in October 2018 which left him physically impaired, with particular difficulty moving his right leg and arm.
“Given his state of health, the former President of the Republic Ali Bongo Ondimba has freedom of movement. He can travel abroad if he wishes to carry out his medical checks.”
